Is it worth the trip?
75Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: Rain before today is not known, Air 31 °C, Wind 25 km/h
Tue 3 · 61 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- –
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 34°C
Wed 4 · 77 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 36°C
Thu 5 · 85 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 33°C
Sat 7 · 74 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 36°C
Sun 8 · 71 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 3.6 mm
- Rain
- 0.6 mm
- Air
- 36°C
Mon 9 · 51 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 8.7 mm
- Rain
- 3 mm
- Air
- 34°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 361, good
- Wed 477, good
- Thu 585, good
- Fri 680, good
- Sat 774, good
- Sun 871, good
- Mon 951, fair
- Tue 1057, fair
- Wed 1193, good
- Thu 1291, good
The spot in two facts
- 1 routemapped within 10 km
- Up to S3Singletrail scale
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov* | 61, good | Unknown | – | 0 mm | 34°C |
| Wed 4Nov* | 77, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 36°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 85, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 80, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 33°C |
| Sat 7Nov* | 74, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 36°C |
| Sun 8Nov* | 71, good | Unknown | 3.6 mm | 0.6 mm | 36°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 51, fair | Slick | 8.7 mm | 3 mm | 34°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 57, fair | Slick | 9.9 mm | 5.4 mm | 31°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 93, good | Slick | 10.5 mm | 0.3 mm | 32°C |
| Thu 12Nov* | 91, good | Unknown | 6 mm | 0 mm | 32°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
Map
the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About West MacDonnell MTB Track
1 mountain bike route mapped. Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Feb to Nov. The nearest town to stay in is Alice Springs.
- Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.
- Hardest Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Alice Springs
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about 15 min by car · 43 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Alice Springs its beds, food and every spot near it
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